russia 2005 – petersburg and vytegra michael makin
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Russia 2005 – Petersburg and Vytegra
Russia 2005 – Petersburg and Vytegra
Michael Makin
My 2005 trip to RussiaMy 2005 trip to Russia
In October of last year I flew to St Petersburg, where my very good friend Vasya met me at the airport, and took me to his cottage in Lemovzhe for the
weekend. After a day back in St Petersburg, we headed to Vytegra,
(Vologda oblast’), for the annual Klyuev symposium.
The River Luga at Lemovzhe was beautiful, but predictably unkind
to me (I caught nothing)
The River Luga at Lemovzhe was beautiful, but predictably unkind
to me (I caught nothing)
Maybe when Vasya fills the carp pond at his dacha, I’ll finally catch something….
Maybe when Vasya fills the carp pond at his dacha, I’ll finally catch something….
Lunch in Café Stolle back in St Petersburg was not to be
missed
Lunch in Café Stolle back in St Petersburg was not to be
missed
Nor was the view from the apartment of Ksenya, Vasya’s
oldest daughter
Nor was the view from the apartment of Ksenya, Vasya’s
oldest daughter
After a couple of days in Lemovzhe and St Petersburg, it was off to
Vytegra for the Klyuevskie chteniya
After a couple of days in Lemovzhe and St Petersburg, it was off to
Vytegra for the Klyuevskie chteniya
Vasya drove me in his brand-new Jeep Cherokee to Vytegra, and before the chteniya began we took a trip to Gakusa, from where a fisherman took us to the Muromskii Monastery. We stopped at Saminskii Pogost along the way to Gakusa.
Early on a frosty October morning at Saminskii Pogost
Early on a frosty October morning at Saminskii Pogost
At Gakusa, across the Karelian borderAt Gakusa, across the Karelian border
From here we took a motor boat up the canal, past the huge cranberry bog, through Lake Murom, and on to a fishing
settlement by the shores of Lake Onega
Down the canal, with a bitter wind blowing
Down the canal, with a bitter wind blowing
Then a walk along the shore of Onega to the Monastery
Then a walk along the shore of Onega to the Monastery
The Muromskii MonasteryThe Muromskii Monastery
Its remaining buildings are slowly being restored
Its remaining buildings are slowly being restored
On the left: the building within which formerly sat the Chapel of St Lazarus, now on Kizhi. On the right: myself, Vasya, the
Abbot of the Monastery, and Vytegra author Venya Tampio
On the left: the building within which formerly sat the Chapel of St Lazarus, now on Kizhi. On the right: myself, Vasya, the
Abbot of the Monastery, and Vytegra author Venya Tampio
Lunch at the fishermen’s settlementLunch at the fishermen’s settlement
After the day at the monastery there was also time for fishing, but
success was … limited
After the day at the monastery there was also time for fishing, but
success was … limited
I visited the Vytegra College of Forestry and gave an informal
lecture
I visited the Vytegra College of Forestry and gave an informal
lecture
Symposium participants visited Makachevo…
Symposium participants visited Makachevo…
… and both Vytegra schools… and both Vytegra schools
This year’s Symposium was small, but as successful as ever
This year’s Symposium was small, but as successful as ever
I spent my last evening in Russia eating roast bear at
Ksenya’s apartment
I spent my last evening in Russia eating roast bear at
Ksenya’s apartment
And then it was back to DexterAnd then it was back to Dexter
Where major family events awaitedWhere major family events awaited